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- ItemInformatics competencies pre-and post-implementation of a Palm-based student clinical log and informatics for evidence-based practice curriculum.(2004-01-19) Bakken, Suzanne; Sheets Cook, Sarah; Curtis, Lesly; Soupios, Michael; Curran, ChristineThe purpose of this paper is to describe the implementation and evaluation of a two part approach to achieving informatics competencies 1 Palm based student clinical log for documentation of patient encounters and 2 informatics for evidence based practice curriculum Using a repeated measures non equivalent control group design self reported informatics competencies were rated using a survey instrument based upon published informatics competencies for beginning nurses For the class of 2002 scores increased significantly in all competencies from admission to graduation Using a minimum score of 3 on a scale of 1 not competent and 5 expert to indicate competence the only area in which it was not achieved was Computer Skills Education For 2001 graduates Computer Skills Decision Support was also below 3 There were no significant differences in competency scores between 2001 and 2002 graduates Computer Skills Decision Support neared significance Subsequently the approaches were refined for implementation in the class of 2003
- ItemMobile decision support for advanced practice nurses.(2006-11-14) Bakken, Suzanne; Chen, Elizabeth; Choi, Jeeyae; Currie, Leanne M; Lee, Nam-Ju; Roberts, Wm Dan; Soupios, MichaelMobile Decision Support for Advanced Practice Nurses MODS APN is a PDA based decision support tool designed to assist APNs in the diagnosis and management of smoking cessation obesity and depression It is currently being tested in a randomized controlled trial RCT in a sample of APN students to determine the effect on adherence to clinical practice guideline CPG recommendations Tools such as MODS APN have the potential to increase CPG adherence enhance evidence based practice promote patient safety and in the long term improve patient outcomes
- ItemUsefulness of a personal digital assistant-based advanced practice nursing student clinical log: Faculty stakeholder exemplars.(2006-11-14) Bakken, Suzanne; Jenkins, Melinda; Choi, Jeeyae; Hyun, Sookyung; John, Ritamarie; Joyce, Myra; Lee, Nam-Ju; Roberts, Wm Dan; Soupios, MichaelThe number of health sciences educational programs that are integrating personal digital assistants PDAs into their curricula is on the rise In this paper we report an evaluation of the usefulness of a PDA based advanced practice nursing APN student clinical log through faculty stakeholder exemplars in three areas pediatric asthma care procedures of Acute Care Nurse Practitioner NP students and diagnostic and screening procedures of Women s Health NP students We generated descriptive data through routine queries and through custom SQL queries at the request of a specific faculty member who wished to examine a particular aspect of an educational program In addition we discussed the potential implications of the data with the respective faculty members The exemplars provide evidence that faculty stakeholders found the APN student clinical log to be useful for a variety of purposes including monitoring of student performance benchmarking and quality of care assessments